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American Greed Podcast

Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife

American Greed Podcast

CNBC

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Personal injury attorney Tom Girardi is a legal legend and courtroom shark. He claims he’s a champion for the little guy, winning hundreds of millions in settlements for widows, orphans, and scores of vulnerable victims. But jilted clients and co-counsel cry foul when they discover that he’s stiffing them for millions in settlement money. Facing hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits for fraud, Girardi’s famous namesake law firm goes bankrupt and the disgraced and recently disbarred Girardi is facing an ongoing divorce from third wife, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, and potential criminal charges. (Original air date 3/7/23)

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0:00.0

This is the American Greet Podcast, presented by CNBC. I'm Stacey Cage.

0:08.0

In this episode of American Greet,

0:11.0

he's a powerhouse litigator who eats big corporations for lunch.

0:16.0

Super lawyer Tom Gerardi is worth $100 million,

0:20.0

but says he's a champion of the little guy.

0:24.0

Tom was one of the most respected trial lawyers in U.S. legal history.

0:30.0

He wins billions in settlements for clients around the globe.

0:34.0

It's a lawyer sometimes to feel pretty good.

0:36.0

Gerardi makes his fortune in the courtroom,

0:39.0

but his reputation is all Hollywood.

0:42.0

He said I was in that on the air and Brock Fitz lawyer, and that's stock.

0:46.0

And whether he's taking on big pharma or majorly baseball, he's a legal legend.

0:52.0

They did the wrong thing. You got to make it right.

0:56.0

Gerardi's got the mansion, the cars, the swagger,

1:01.0

and the glamorous real housewife of Beverly Hills.

1:05.0

He said stuff like forget about it, baby, if that's showmanship.

1:08.0

But clients claim that this showman is really a swimmer,

1:13.0

who allegedly stipends tens of millions in settlements to fund a gilded lifestyle.

1:19.0

It's about a lot of people who have been victimized once, twice, three times.

1:25.0

And his victims trust American greed to tell their stories.

1:29.0

They're ruining lives. They're ruining thousands of lives.

1:33.0

Until this accused con man counsellors world starts to crumble.

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